Dense and Sparse

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Dense adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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Sparse is an antonym for dense in topics: thick, compressed, slow.

Nearby Words: density, densely

Sparse adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.

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Dense is an antonym for sparse in scattered topic.

Nearby Word: sparsely

Also averted with the asteroid belts, as these are incredibly sparse and can only be locked onto in a few "dense" clusters where even these dense clusters only contain a handful of asteroids.

Source: Videogame / Elite: Dangerous
Compare the dense, cerebral, and flowery writing style employed by William Faulkner with the sparse, minimalistic writing style of Ernest Hemingway.

Source: Technician vs. Performer
The real asteroid belt is incredibly sparse and boring (as Neil points out in a StarTalk episode, we could never have gotten any of our outer system probes through the belt if it was that dense).

Source: Series / Cosmos aka: Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey

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